phản chứng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 反證, composed of 反 (“contrary”) and 證 (“proof”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːn˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [faːŋ˧˨ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [faːŋ˨˩˦ cɨŋ˦˥]

Noun

phản chứng

1. (literary, rare) a rebuttal; disproof; counterargument
2. (logic) reductio ad absurdum; proof by contradiction

   Phép phản chứng ― The Reductio Ad Absurdum Method